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Best restaurants in Raleigh? These rank as the top 10 places to eat
A North Carolina restaurant was named one of the nation’s best — but it wasn’t done having its moment in the spotlight. Second Empire Restaurant & Tavern now ranks as the No. 1 place to eat in Raleigh . To determine the best restaurants in the city, Tripadvisor said it studied food listings on its travel website. It considered “page views, reviews and individual attributes such as price range, cuisine and location, as well as aggregated Tripadvisor data comparing user interactions with all the other restaurant pages for this locale.” Which other Raleigh restaurants rank high? Like Second Empire Restaurant & Tavern, several of the other top-ranked restaurants are in downtown Raleigh. But the list also included dining destinations ranging from a Glenwood Avenue institution to a fan-favorite spot near N.C. State University. Here are the restaurants rounding out the top 10: Angus Barn at No. 2 The Pit Authentic Barbecue at No. 3 Big Ed’s City Market Restaurant at No. 4 Brewery Bhavana at No. 5 Neomonde Mediterranean Raleigh at No. 6 Seasons 52 at No. 7 Bida Manda at No. 8 Poole’s at No. 9 State Farmers Market Restaurant at No. 10 Why Second Empire stands out Second
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Knightdale Voters Pass $55M Parks Bond, Clear Way for New Rec Hub
2004 Marks Creek Rd. — Approximate Site of Planned Community Center. Knightdale voters said yes to a $55 million investment in their town's recreational future, approving a bond referendum on November 4 that will fund a new community center and a wave of park upgrades. The measure passed with 61% of the vote, clearing the way for construction of a sprawling new facility off Marks Creek Road.
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South Johnston, Princeton join Clayton, Cleveland in second round of football playoffs
It’s November, but that didn’t stop Mother Nature from having an impact on the opening round of the NCHSAA football playoffs for a few of our Johnston County schools. Two wins and two losses made it the proverbial mixed bag as we look toward the second round later this week. Here’s the skinny:
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NC woman charged with killing grandmother in June crash faces upgraded charge
A Clayton woman now faces an upgraded charge after investigators say she crashed into a grandmother’s car while allegedly on drugs, court records show. Jennifer Cameron, 49, was indicted last week and arrested Friday on a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the June 24 accident that killed 79-year-old Patricia Ann Malile. State troopers were called to the area of Wellesley Drive and McLemore Road in Johnston County’s Cleveland community about 11:15 a.m., according to court documents. Cameron and Malile were trapped inside their cars after Cameron’s Chevrolet Cruz allegedly veered into the other lane and hit Malile’s Chevrolet Malibu head-on. Malile was pronounced dead at the scene, and Cameron was taken to WakeMed Raleigh for treatment, according to search warrants. She was initially charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle, driving left of center, speeding and felony possession of cocaine, court records indicate. Cameron’s bloodwork later showed cocaine, benzoylecgonine (a metabolite of cocaine) and methamphetamine in her system, a laboratory report states. A firefighter also discovered a clear bag with a white powdery substance in Cameron’s car, a state trooper wrote in court documents. The substance allegedly tested positive for cocaine. Cameron is believed to have been traveling 63 mph in